Day 5

Of Mice and Men Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Students read the rest of the novella (Parts V & VI).

Common Core Objectives

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• Reading well: appreciating the achievement of the author by examining how each theme culminates and interlocks with other themes, and how the author combines tone, dialogue, suspense, and dramatic action to carry the reader’s interest.

• Thinking well: using the discussion questions to interpret the text and evaluate the characters’ actions, and to consider whether George’s actions are justified; assessing the likelihood of alternative depictions of an event.

Candy said, “I ain’t much good with on’y one hand. I lost my hand right here on this ranch. That’s why they give me a job swampin’. An’ they give me two hunderd an’ fifty dollars ‘cause I los’ my hand. An’ I got fifty more saved up...